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'This is just appalling': Vandalism 'lowers the standards of the town'

Otago Daily Times Online News·Thursday, 7 May 2026·26 days ago
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"This is just appalling". That is the view of many in the community after another children’s playground was hit by taggers. “The free Palestine and LGBTQ stuff is the sort of thing you might get on government type buildings or at a protest – not a children’s playground. This is simply unbelievable,” an angry resident told Selwyn Times . Said another: “This is just appalling.” The graffiti at Lincoln’s Te Whariki playground on the corner of Vernon and Southfield Dr happened overnight on Saturday. A council spokesperson said the graffiti was going to be cleaned off “as soon as possible”. It was the second attack on a Lincoln playground in recent weeks. The children’s playground in Leinster Tce near the intersection of James, Gerald and Edward Sts was tagged with bright orange paint. A penis was drawn on the adjacent road and also on a tree at a nearby picnic area. A picnic bench was also tagged.…

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